Uses of Blogs and Wikis for Instructions and Learning: Benefits and Drawbacks

Blogs and Wikis are very important additions to the learning process. Although people have different purposes for operating a blog or Wiki, one single uniting factor is for the purpose of sharing information. Duffy and Bruns (2006) opine that blogs and wikis explore flexible and mobile technologies for collaborative and (co)creative purposes, as well as [...]

“When It Bleeds, It Leads”: A Look at Media Coverage of Crises

After the recent Jos crisis in November 2008, I read a document which was released on December 2, 2008 by the Plateau state branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (C.A.N), signed by Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic Archbishop of Jos and the State chairman of C.A.N., co-signed by Rev. Chuwang Davou, the state’s [...]